Boys' name · since 1991
Aziel
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 8,721 babies named Aziel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,721
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
8,721 babies have been named Aziel since 1991, making it today's #186 boys' name.
Aziel has 8,721 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #186 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #1,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,721 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aziel ranks #1,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,721 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,721
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aziel's 8,721 recorded births place it above 97.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aziel compares
8,721 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aziel's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aziel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,721 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,975 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aziel splits its recorded history at 2010: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,975 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aziel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,975
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aziel popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 2009 (Aziel as girls' name)
Aziel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (7,593 births, 87% of the file).
2020s was Aziel's strongest decade.
7,593 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Aziel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 246
2000s
246 births
- 2010s 839
2010s
839 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,593 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7,593 births (87% of all-time use).
How Aziel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aziel's total volume
Aziel by state
Where Aziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,923 | 22.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,725 | 19.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 473 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 442 | 5.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 347 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 278 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 236 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 176 | 2.0% |
1,923 of 8,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Aziel appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Aziels (1,923 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aziel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.